Breast clinic referral. Ridiculously scared.

[Vi37]

Long story short, found a lump, so I've been referred, im 36 and absolutely beyond petrified. Can't tell family as its my dad's birthday tomorrow. I dont want to leave my little boy. 😥

@Vi37 how are you holding up?

Cheers Laura!

Vi37 - hang on in there.

Thank you Laura. Xx

Not great! Going to collect my diazepam prescription after tea tonight.

@Standrewsschool Oh that’s so frustrating. Do keep trying them and I really hope you get through to someone.
@Vi37 I really hope you’re feeling better soon xx

Hope the diazepam works op! It worked for me in a similar situation.

@Standrewsschool yeah 2 week wait got the call today and appointment for the 22nd.

@Laura1609 glad you got good news 😊.

@Standrewsschool maybe its because you have had it before they are just being extra careful and making sure u get in before the 2 weeks x

Update - I had a phone all from a very nice lady who said they were running a couple of days behind, so I should hear my appointment date soon.

Try not to worry , easier said than done I know. My hubby is in same boat sort of, he's found a lump.. we're waiting for an app and we're both very worried but chances r you and him will b fine xxx

@Standrewsschool glad u have been updated 🙂. Do you know which breast clinic u are being referred to.
Are they different on where u are based or are most like one stop shop and cover everything x

Our local hospital has a good breast cancer unit. I know eight years ago it was a one stop shop, but i don’t know if they still operate that way.

I'm so scared, I'm absolutely freezing at work and cried in front of my boss. I can't cope with this.

I had a Breast scare last month. Mammogram wasn’t allowed as I’m under 40! But my ultrasound showed nothing to worry about

Have a lump and severe dimpling!

This was me 6 years ago. Like you, couldn't help running the worse possible scenario in my head over and over. Noone knew but my oh, I couldn't bear the idea of discussing it and people telling me there were no reasons to worry.

I'd prayed the consultant would feel it and laugh and say it was nothing to worry about. It was a long lump and what I'd hope not typical if cancer lump. I stead he said that it was concerning and sent me for a a mammogram and ultrasound. He explained that if the ultrasound showed anything concerning, they do a puncture. Mammogram went ahead and nothing was said at all, which I took as bad news. It was too late in the day for the ultrasound, so it was another 2 days to wait and freak out.

Then the ultrasound happened. A nurse did it and kept on and in at it. Then she said that she needed the consultant to have a look. At this point I prepared for the bad news, even more when he too kept at it frowning, making some odd sounds. I kept hearing the words 'we'll need to do a biopsy', but instead he left and the NYSE said 'that's all fine, you can get dressed'. I burst into sobs at this point.

All was fine and I moved on, starting telling my friends, and I discovered that 2 out of 3 had also been referred for a breast lump in their lives. It made me realise how common it is and made me wish I'd spoken to them about it before.

Good luck OP.

Thank you.

Got a phone call today. Appointment for next week also. By chance, seeing the same consultant I first saw eight years ago (although I know this can change).

Just coming on as another person who has had two lumps, two referrals, and both benign. I'm 43. It is scary of course it is - be kind to yourself but please remember that most results are negative. You just don't hear about them often because people don't talk about it as much as they perhaps should. Sending you a hand squeeze!

I have my “one stop” breast clinic appointment tomorrow, OP, at 5pm — had a telephone consultation with the GP on the 21st September, no face-to-face appointment! He said he’d speak to the Breast Clinic about my symptoms (mainly a lump in right breast and swollen/sore armpit for a few months) but he was sure it was “just” hormonal and they probably wouldn’t need to see me...

So I babbed myself when the surgery contacted me a few days later to say the Clinic wanted to see me! I spent days panicking that, because our street isn’t getting regular post, I’d missed the appointment until I called the surgery and they said it would be a(nother!) phone triage with the clinic first and there were delays due to you-know-what.

Anyway, my armpit is still tender, the lump is still there and my lovely parents have paid for me to go private. They’ve both had cancer (mum’s was horrific v aggressive facial cancer and spread fast to her lymph system) and we lost my aunt last year to it, so we know how worrying the waiting it is.

I swing from thinking OF COURSE it’s just hormonal (I’m 46) and nowt to flap about to thinking omigodomigodomigodivegotcancer every 30 seconds or so 😏

Totally get how you feel and really there’s not much we can do about our very human tendency to overthink and worry. Just take each day as it comes, and — as I have learnt from my amazing mum — whatever happens we crack on and deal with it. You’ll be grand :)

Glad u got ur appointment through best of luck 🤞

@vi37 hope ur doing OK

I recieved another call today from same hospital but different department scheduling me for an emergency colonoscopy next week also as I have lost alot of weight and having stomach issues 🙄 which 2 days prior requires a covid test. What a delightful week ahead 3 visits

There's just no getting away from the fact it's scary, I've been twice in the last year and I absolutely lost it waiting both times, my last one was yesterday.

Both times were fine, first time was a cyst and a fibroadenoma, confirmed by a biopsy and yesterday was more cysts.

I remember in the waiting room a poster saying something like 9 out of 10 lumps are benign.

You need to distract yourself as much as you can and try not to jump to worse case immediately as the chances are it's fine.

To the poster that said about calling in two days on their letter it said the same on mine so think that's pretty bog standard.

Thank you so much everyone, hope everyone who's in the same boat as me is doing OK. Xx

@Bemyhat an you tell me what your dimpling was like ?

My appointment is on Friday for similar. I’m 52 and had my first mammogram 2 years ago which I was called back for as there was a cyst which needed no treatment and burst all by itself not long after.

This time it’s different tho, a sort of loss of contour with a lump near my nipple and some dumpling. I’m guessing hormones are all over the place as my periods for the last six months just show up when they feel like it - or don’t !!

I’m remarkably calm about all this and have the mindset of not worrying until there is something that actually needs worrying a little...hope that’s been the right approach.

@Katinthedoghouse

My breast has gone from being a round plump C cup - to a shapeless bag of yoghurt. Lots and lots of weird lines / dents. A bit like crepe paper with some dimpling like orange peel.

They did find a “lump” style thing but it was just an enlarged duct near the nipple.

I had a hormonal blood test today as something isn’t right with my periods either - they’ve gone crazy, irregular and clotty.

I’m mid 30s and they did mention it could be early menopause. I find out on Friday

Try not to worry xx

I think I’ve got the matching breast to yours !!!

Let’s see what Friday brings xx